tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post6086388721982487434..comments2015-08-03T01:19:49.682+01:00Comments on Hyde Cheshire Blog: Great Uncle Bill.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-34374872480628107422010-09-30T18:44:00.811+01:002010-09-30T18:44:00.811+01:00Phillip... thanks for that.... interesting about t...Phillip... thanks for that.... interesting about the French part of Canada preferring &#39;bread bars :-)Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-1654194765768038572010-09-30T18:32:31.824+01:002010-09-30T18:32:31.824+01:00Milk Bar, just makes me think of Clockwork Orange ...Milk Bar, just makes me think of Clockwork Orange !!!Ghost of Red Pump Sthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05972000278375063425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-63476645388246124732010-09-30T18:14:11.930+01:002010-09-30T18:14:11.930+01:00In Canada we did not use the milk bar designation....In Canada we did not use the milk bar designation. After door to door milk delivery ended milk store such as the chain &quot;Mac&#39;s Milk&quot; were developed as convenience stores for many getting many things. I French areas they are dépainers. It seem bread is more important to the French than milk.Tossing Pebbles in the Streamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04354065895900279070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-65300997082820325522010-09-30T13:09:47.856+01:002010-09-30T13:09:47.856+01:00What a great image of by-gone days this makes as w...What a great image of by-gone days this makes as well Nancy.. <br /><br />Milk Bars..I Came across this info Nancy.<br /><br />The first businesses using the name &quot;milk bar&quot; were franchises opened by Burt Brothers in 1934. <br />In the U.K. they were encouraged by the Temperance Society as a morally acceptable alternative to the pub, and over 1,000 milk bars had opened nationally by the end of 1936. Milk bars were known in the United States at least as early as 1940<br /><br />By the late 1940s, milk bars had evolved to include not only groceries, but also became places where young people could buy ready-made food, non-alcoholic drinks and socialise. Milk bars often used to include jukeboxes, pinball machines - later upgraded to video games, with tables and chairs to encourage folks to linger and spend more money.<br /><br />The milk bar as a social venue was gradually replaced by fast food franchises, such as McDonald&#39;s and places like that.<br />Of course Hyde had it&#39;s very own milk bar in Meschia.. though the milk-bar is long gone the company is still going. We would love to see pictures of the old place...Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.com